Football is more than just a fun, popular, international sport. football plays a role in international development by funding global education, effecting positive social change and producing renewable energy.

According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, there are around 40 million children in the country between the age of 5 and 17 years. Among them, around 1.3 million children are engaged in hazardous jobs, 70% of whom are also involved in criminal activities due to poverty. According to the Department of Narcotics Control, nearly 550,000 children are addicted to drugs and around 30% of them are engaged in criminal activities to fuel their addiction. (Source: 1st October 2016. Dhaka Tribune )

Sports engage people, foster teamwork, release endorphins and teach young people important life lessons about hard work, dedication and relying on others. Perhaps more importantly, sports like football help to keep kids off the streets and away from drugs and violence.

Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI) trying to do good through football. SHI is conducting once a week football training camp for an underprivileged community at Jatrabari, Dhaka to teach positive life skills of life through the football program. Thank you once again, Mr. Chowdhury Shahabuddin Ahmed, for his generous financial support to make this happen.